The age called out for a hero; the signal went up for a counterattack
The former Castilla put up a resistance against the empire and declared a war of independence
The former Lombardo and Prussia followed suit
The antipathy toward the Holy War that had been on the rise within the empire finally exploded

Following Alvarez's example, the army and the people alike rushed to flee
Forced into a fierce fight on four fronts,
The empire soon lost territory and exhausted its resources...
And then... the era produced a single conclusion to the vicissitudes of war...

The fourth year of the Imperial calendar; the "Verseine Peace Talks"
At the Verseine Palace in the imperial territory of Yvelines
The Rose Queen walked the marble halls
With Parsifal on her left and Alvarez on her right
But in the shadow of a pillar was an uninvited guest...